DukeSilver

@NextGenTories Problem is, if you propose policies to address this (usually imposing penalties on older people) then Tories lose double the votes they gain

The collapse in 25-40s support is the tip of the iceberg. Conservatives are *fifth* with 18-24s. Why? Because we talk too little about aspiration.

@s8mb I think for energy that is fair enough. It's an essential. I would extend that to housing. I wouldn't extend it to football or sport

This regulator is such an “own goal”. This stuff is such an obvious slippery slope to more direct price controls and DEI requirements. And as Paul suggests, the govt will be politically on the hook now for anything that goes wrong in football, as in energy. Another doom spiral.

@MartinSLewis You should split this between renters, mortgagors and own outright. The results will be very different

Today's Twitter Poll: How are your personal and household finances at the moment? Which of these is closest to how you feel

@JackBMontgomery @AaronBastani More impact than some of the other things I've seen. The swing states were minus 3 from Biden and she lost 6 across the board, so the campaign had a plus 3 impact. Not saying the billion dollars was well spent btw

For any criticisms of Labour they do spend most of their money on things like leaflets, campaigning, policy formulation… This is absolutely insane.

@MartinSLewis @LansleyA Blue sky is much better

@LansleyA Im on threads

@seymiotics @ta_mills @dannydorling It's due to ethnicity shift

Not seen this before. Really shocking from @dannydorling's 'Seven Children'. Average height of five-year-old boys, 1985–2020

@MerrynSW Will significantly reduce running costs when paired with good insulation standards.

Will this add expense to the build/purchase price?

@brownliberite NIMBY level - extreme

>netherlands-level flat >super close to london >international port megahub >***empty*** why.

@Sacha_Lord I don't mind it if it keeps the pub open, and means the beer is cheaper at other times

Just been made aware of a bar in Soho, that's started dynamic pricing. It's an extra £2 (£9.40) for a pint after 10pm. This new idea of dynamic pricing is ridiculous, greedy and needs calling out. Very short sighted.

@thomasforth Are starting to realise that the 'woke let's are nowhere near as "cancelly" as the right?

Only the three attempts by right wingers to get me fired this morning. Sad stuff, but inevitable nowadays. I will resist. Anonymity would bring benefits but I learn more by being open about what I think and what I do. I hope Britain remains a culture that broadly welcomed debate.

@StuartMaggs It's very hard to sympathise with a person who starts a hypothetical with "if I own an asset worth £5m"...

More thoughts on the #FamilyFarmTax. The alleged purpose is to attack ultra-wealthy people investing in farms. If I own a 400 acre/£5m farm, I need to keep it intact as a single agricultural unit. It is difficult to plan to avoid the £735,000 charge triggered when I die. I own 10 x 400 acre farms, I can give half of them away when I'm alive, survive seven years and avoid £5m of tax while still enjoying a pretty good lifestyle. Much larger farms have scope to sensibly structure themselves and avoid a lot of this tax. A single family farm will really struggle. This is a poorly thought-out policy which needs to be changed.

@GP_Marks @sam_bidwell Yep, and one cheap way to form alliances with rich and powerful nations is through these kinds of cultural ties. I.e. soft power 👌

@DukeSilver2k @sam_bidwell It means that I agree to form a much closer relationship with the world's richest and most powerful nation; the United States.

@GP_Marks @sam_bidwell Does this mean you agree with the concept of investing in things that boost our 'Soft Power' abroad?

@sam_bidwell Exactly, Trump loves Britain. He talked about it many times. It's a great opportunity to strengthen ties between the UK and the US. I hope the British government will use it wisely.

@sam_bidwell Is this that 'Soft Power' that people are so quick to pop poo

@Inevitablewest Why? Why bring politics into remembrance?

🚨BREAKING: Its happening, veterans have decided they WILL turn their backs on Keir Starmer at the cenotaph on Sunday. This is huge. Brace yourselves.

@PolitlcsUK @Telegraph Causing disruption on the streets. I thought we don't like that? Or is that when climate protestors do it?

🚨 NEW: Jeremy Clarkson says that a planned farmers protest against the inheritance tax on farms has been blocked [@Telegraph]

@BNHWalker I would add tackling small, visible crime to this.

That's really good

@PaulbernalUK Same happened with Brexit. EU scapegoat - we left and things didn't improve. Now it's illegal immigrants. We'll reduce and it won't improve. It'll probably be Muslims next...

@FrostGroup1 @AprilRe14828678 @tbonier Deport

@FrostGroup1 @AprilRe14828678 @tbonier Prisoners = those they tried to report but no other country receives. This is how we get to concentration camps

Here - again, there are no "missing 15 million votes". Raw turnout will be close to '20. Turnout was strong. More votes were cast than '20 in almost every BG state. Harris underperformend Biden by about 1.6 pts on avg in the BG states. Small shifts resulted in a Trump win.